Anthony Edwards should further lean into elite area of his game this season

Obviously, outside shooters in the NBA will often go to the free-throw line less frequently than those who drive to the basket. Taking it inside will draw more fouls.

Anthony Edwards is one of the highest-volume 3-point shooters in the NBA today. He still gets his drives in, though. During those drives to the basket, Ant-Man gets hacked and whacked quite a bit.

A recent tweet by Basketball University shows a graphic of the top 50 players by total drives in the NBA during the 2025-26 season. Among those players, Edwards was fouled on the highest percentage of his drives, despite not driving at a super high rate. As such, this is something that he should lean into even more in the upcoming season.

Edwards draws fouls on drives like no one else

Altogether, NBA.com credits Edwards with 675 total drives in the 2025–26 regular season. That may sound like a lot, but 39 players had more. His 11.1 drives per game were far fewer than the totals of the top three names on the list: Deni Avdija (19.4), Jaylen Brown (19.1), and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (18.8).

Of the top 50 players in the league in total drives, Edwards was fouled most often, on a whopping 15.3 percent of his drives. The second-highest of those 50 was Paolo Banchero at 14.2 percent. That’s a major reason why he was able to attempt the 10th-most free throws, at 7.2 per game, while also attempting the sixth-most 3-pointers per game.

Over the last few years, his percentage of drives resulting in fouls has been quite high. Last season wasn’t a one-off in that aspect, and it's something he has been quite adept at in his NBA career. Edwards also shot 71.5 percent at the rim last season.

Still, Edwards' drives per game last season were the lowest mark since his second year. Thus, he could benefit from attacking the basket more.

Think of how dangerous an offensive player Edwards has been throughout his career. He’s proven that he is capable of shooting a bunch of long-range attempts while also taking it to the rim. Leaning a little more into the latter could make him nearly unstoppable.

Playing with LaMelo Ball should allow Edwards to be in even more advantageous positions on offense. That could mean more catch-and-shoot 3-pointers, as well as fast breaks that result in him driving to the basket.

It’s going to be fun watching this backcourt play together. Edwards consistently driving to the rim won’t just make the team even more enjoyable to watch; it will also be effective for him and the team.

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